What's Up the Middle?

What's Up the Middle?

(BDD Illustration / Boston Globe File Photo)

(BDD Photo Illustration)

Sox Still Have Big Holes to Fill

"Pennant-winning teams are supposed to be strong up the middle, and if the Red Sox opened the season today, they would watch a lot of balls go through the hole at shortstop and others fall for hits in center field."-- 1.11.06, Murray Chass, New York Times

Announcement on Theo Soon? Manny Wasting Precious Time?

"'I said that we were going to keep a light on in the window for him,' Lucchino said Sunday. 'I didn't specify a number of days. If he wanted to come back, it would make us a better front office. I don't want to comment further until we have an announcement to make. We may have an announcement sometime soon.'"